Name_________________________________________Class_____________

PHYSICS

YEAR 9

TEST 1

TERM 3

MAY 2013

TIME : 1 hour 10 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Attempt all questions

Section A fill the answers in the answer sheet provided

Section B fill the answers in the spaces provided

Take the weight of 1 kg to be 10N (acceleration of free fall = 10m/s 2)

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SECTION B Fill the answers in the answer sheet provided

1 A water manometer is used to measure the pressure of a gas supply to a house. It gives

a reading of h cm of water.

Why is it better to use water rather than mercury in this manometer?

A h would be too large if mercury were used.

B h would be too small if mercury were used.

C The tube would need to be narrower if mercury were used.

D The tube would need to be wider if mercury were used.

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2. A pin is squeezed between finger and thumb.

Which statement is correct?

A The force of the pin is larger on the finger than on the thumb.

B The force of the pin is larger on the thumb than on the finger.

C The pressure of the pin is larger on the finger than on the thumb.

D The pressure of the pin is larger on the thumb than on the finger.

3. Liquid X has a density of 1010 kg / m3. Liquid Y has a density of 950 kg / m3.

The liquids are poured into tubes as shown.

Which tube has the greatest pressure on its base?

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 4. Four blocks, each weighing 10 N, rest on a horizontal table.

Which block applies the greatest pressure on the table?

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5. The diagram shows a mercury barometer.

Which distance is used to calculate the pressure of the atmosphere?

A 25 cm B 75 cm C 80 cm D 100 cm

6. The diagram shows a thick sheet of glass.

Which edge must it stand on to cause the greatest pressure?

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7. To prevent a cement mixer sinking into soft ground, the mixer is placed on a large flat

board.

Why does this prevent the mixer sinking?

A The large area decreases the pressure on the ground.

B The large area increases the pressure on the ground.

C The large area decreases the weight on the ground.

D The large area increases the weight on the ground.

8. The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer.

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 The atmospheric pressure increases.

Which distance increases?

A VW B WY C XY D XZ

9. A pressure is measured using a manometer as shown in the diagram.

The water in the manometer is replaced with a liquid which is more dense.

How does the value of h change?

A It becomes zero.

B It decreases, but not to zero.

C It stays the same.

D It increases.

10. Four wires are made from the same material.

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 Which wire has the greatest resistance?

11. A plastic rod is rubbed with a dry cloth and becomes positively charged.

Why has the rod become positively charged?

A It has gained electrons.

B It has gained neutrons.

C It has lost electrons.

D It has lost neutrons.

12. Which diagram shows a circuit that will allow the lamps to be switched on and off

independently?

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What is the symbol for a fuse?

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13. The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer, used to measure atmospheric pressure

Atmospheric pressure increases.

What happens to the level L and to the pressure at P?

14. The diagram shows a simple mercury barometer used to measure atmospheric

pressure.

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 Which statement is correct?

A The pressure at P is atmospheric pressure.

B The pressure at P is nearly zero.

C The pressure at Q is lower than the pressure at P.

D The pressure at Q is nearly zero.

15. A brick with rectangular sides rests on a table.

The brick is now turned so that it rests on the table on its smallest face.

How has this change affected the force and the pressure exerted by the brick on the

table?

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16. The diagrams show two mercury barometers standing side by side. The right-hand

diagram shows a tube of bigger diameter, but the diagram is incomplete. There is a

vacuum above the mercury in both tubes. Which labelled position on the right-hand tube

could show the mercury level in that tube?

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